MELROSE, NEW BRUNSWICK — Police say a man and a woman from Charlottetown were killed Sunday afternoon when their minivan collided with a pickup truck in Melrose, N.B.
RCMP say the van collided head-on with the truck, which was hauling a trailer along the Trans-Canada Highway near the Confederation Bridge connecting mainland Canada with Prince Edward Island.
A news release says investigators believe the van was heading east when it crossed the centre lane of the highway into the path of the oncoming truck.
It says the 43-year-old male driver of the van and the 37-year-old woman in the passenger seat died at the scene.
Police say the driver and sole occupant of the pickup truck was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The Mounties say officials will conduct autopsies on the man and woman to determine exactly how they died.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2024.
The Canadian Press
